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The Other Sister

1999 · 130 min

A gentle, earnest romance that balances sweet moments with family friction, easy to watch but occasionally heavy-handed.

Directed by
Garry Marshall
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Tagline
A love story for the romantically challenged.
Overview
A mentally challenged girl proves herself to be every bit as capable as her "perfect" sister when she moves into an apartment and begins going to college.

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Directed by
Garry Marshall
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Romance
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • family
  • identity
  • coming-of-age
  • freedom
Places
  • suburbs
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour5
Realism7
Romance7
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight6

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Genres
comedy, drama, romance
Directed by
Garry Marshall
Written by
Bob Brunner, Garry Marshall
Starring
Juliette Lewis, Diane Keaton, Tom Skerritt, Giovanni Ribisi, Poppy Montgomery, Sarah Paulson, Linda Thorson, Joe Flanigan
Music
Rachel Portman
Cinematography
Dante Spinotti
Runtime
130 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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